ORLANDO, Fla. — No question you've seen the Girl Scouts out and about selling their famous cookies in Central Florida.

Recently, Spectrum News was given an up-close look at how those cookies get to the Scouts, who then sell them all to you. 

What You Need To Know

  • Our tour guide for this year's 'Cookie Megadrop' is Everyday Hero Tonya Warren.

  • Her children participate in the event.

  • The Scouts make $1 per box, which helps pay for things like a spring break cruise for kids who've never traveled.

  • More Everyday Hero reports, plus nominate an Everyday Hero

Our tour guide for this year’s ‘Cookie Megadrop‘ is Everyday Hero Tonya Warren.

“We have 27 bays open up at any given time that cars are getting loaded by a team of people, and then they get what they pre-ordered. And then they exit out to the exit,” Warren said as she walked us through a non-descript location in Central Florida.

It’s a lot of work to count, validate and load the cookie cases into each vehicle. Warren is driven by the excitement of it all, and volunteering with the Girl Scouts runs in the family.

“This is my 25-year-old that actually has her own troop now,” Warren said.

Her high school freshman daughter T.T. participates, too, and they all love it.

“Everything we do is for the girls. So that is why and what motivates me the most, to ensure that they have the opportunities that some of them won’t have outside of Girl Scouts,” Warren added.

The Scouts make $1 per box, which helps pay for things like a spring break cruise for kids who’ve never traveled. Warren’s troop also plans community service projects, helping other organizations directly.